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LE MOYNE, Pierre - Saint Louys ou la sainte couronne reconqu…
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LE MOYNE, Pierre - Saint Louys ou la sainte couronne reconqu…
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LE MOYNE, Pierre - Saint Louys ou la sainte couronne reconquise. Poème héroïque. Paris, Augustin Courbé, 1658. In-12, (62) ff. including the frontispiece, 579 (2) pp. 18 engravings and 18 vignettes of emblems at the head of each book by François Chauveau, full ultramarine blue morocco, triple gilt thread on covers, fleur-de-lys at corners, spine ribbed, int. dent, gilt tr. (DAVID).
VIOLLET LE DUC 547. SOMMERVOGEL V, 1366. Largely first edition. Epic poem which enjoyed a certain renown (six editions from the original in 1653 to this one and reprinted in the oeuvres poétiques in 1671 and 1672). The original edition consisted of just seven books and was extended in 1658 to 18 books. A narrative borrowed from the third crusade, mixing legends and stories, and containing the prowess of the French in Egypt and Damietta. The Traité du poème héroïque (100 pp.) at the head is in the original edition.
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